Japanese Spear Fighting: Sojutsu

Here’s a collection of a few demonstrations of Sojutsu - Japanese spear fighting. Достаточно красивая показушка с копьями Spears were used by both samurai and lower class foot soldiers known as ashigaru. The following scenes were shot at the Uesugi Matsuri in Yonezawa in Yamagata Prefecture and the Shingonko Matsuri in Kofu in Yamanashi Prefecture. In the intro section there is a cameo of a dancing